The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-10
IT Is COMING SURE.
The New Railroad No Longer Matter Of
Speculation and Doubt.

The Murfreesboro meeting Tues
day settled the question of q new
railroad from Gallatin to Sheffield.
1t rests solely with the people-we
can have it If we will.
Murfreesboro was crowded with
people from all the counties inter
ested. The following delegates
were present from Giles: Scion E.
Rose, N. Smithson, S. c. Mitchell,
j. t. Cakes, j. B. Stacy, Laps. ID.
McCord, T. o. Alternately, w. A.
Rothrock, G. H. McMillion, B. f.
Carter, c. Osborn, W. S. Rea, j. A.
P. Skillern, j. Il. D. Williams, 1. N.
Smithson, Jno. G. King, j. B. Chill
ders, Jno. G. Patterson, w. w.
Blow, NJ. G. Fitzpatrick and H. L.
Booth.
Col. Rose made a good speech
setting forth the necessity for the
road and the advantages Of our
route.
The Huntington people, through
Col. j. j. Turner, their attorney,
made a statement of their purposes
and it was evident that they are in
earnest and intend to make a south
western connection through Middle
Tennessee. The Huntington sys-
tenn is ten times as big as the L. d
N. and is more comprehensive than
the Gould and the Vanderbilt sys
TENS combined. 1t belts the CONT
nent from Newport News on the
Atlantic to San Francisco on the
Pacific and the City of Mexico on
the south, and its web covers Ken
lucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Louisiana
and Texas. 1t will be too big a
dose for the L. q N. to gobble. If
our railroad gets in.o their hands
or our bonds are endorsed by them,
we are safe for q competitive line.
Col. Turner explained satisfactory
ly why the work had stopped be-
tween Nashville and Stanford, KY.
Mr.. Huntington has 1cleared up all
the obstacles there in the way and
the work will begin soon.
Our road will connect at Stan
ford, KY, with the Chesapeake d
Ohio system and a gap of 80 miles
will be constructed to Scottsville,
KY, whence a new road is already
in operation to Gallatin. Then it
comes on by Murfreesboro, Lewis
burg, Cornersville, Pulaski to Shelf
field.
Elk Gov. O'Neal of Alabama, Col.
FL. A. Moses CT Sheffield and Judge
Wood of Florence were there. They
represent immense interests and
they are confident of success. Col.
Turner made magnificent speech,
bristling with facts and figures that
showed the necessity for and ad-
vantages of the road and demon
strating the purpose of his princi-
pals to build 1t.
There was no formal proposition
because there is as yet no organized
company to propose to, but it is I'M
derstood that Mr.. Huntington will
either endorse the bonds OF the new
company after they have graded
and tied the road SO that the com
pany may be an independent one
and own it's own road, or if the
counties will grade and abut the
road be will issue them stock to the
full amount and then equip and
run it as a part of the system.
Either is good enough as we are un-
der ample protection.
| A formal chartered organization
was effected to be temporary and
yield TO a permanent organization
after the stock is subscribed. There
was an air of determination and
confidence rarely witnessed and
every man was impressed with a
firm CONVICTION that the road is q
certainty.
A preliminary survey is ordered
and committees appointed In each
county to take subscriptions. Nc
one is asked to give anything. You
get stock even for the preliminary
subscription. Messrs. J. B. Stacy
w. A. Rothrock, M. G. Fitzpatrick
!, M. S. Waters and T. M. Booth were
appointed to solicit the amount
necessary to locate the line through
, Giles and they await only the sub
sciption books to begin work.
There need be no delay. Col
Lillard thought the road could b.
running by April l, 1888. If booml
and prices hold up it can be done
When Col. Rose announced Giles
offer of 100000 the convention
roared. Let the people come Il
town next Monday and hear his re
port and let US set about the worl
in dead earnest. Don't talk abou
taxes yet. Don't throw any objec
tion in the, way. Let's see what il
wanted of us before we accept o.
reject.
The road can be built through
Giles if we want it. 1t will be bull
around Giles if we do not want it
Come and let's say what we will do